Bless your heart

[fionagoodeinthehoode-deactivate]

I was raised to sense what someone wanted me to be and be that kind of person. It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else’s eyes.

[thatgidgetismine]

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thatgidgetismine:

Sally Field

c. 1980s

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Oh honey, come here...

[notsohelplessami]

  I.. yes. I just wanted to protect her, but I was too late.

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Sweetheart no, don't blame yourself.

Sometimes bad things happen. There's no rhyme or reason and it's terrible, but it's not your fault.

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Oh honey, come here...

[notsohelplessami]

  My, uh… I…

lost some people very close to me.

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I'm so sorry dear.

Forgive me if I seem impertinent, but was it that young girl from the party?

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Oh honey, come here...

[notsohelplessami]

  I guess I look pretty bad, huh?

[maggiedeadman-blog]

Well you don't look good, I'll say that much dear.

Tell me what's the matter, talking might help.

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Oh honey, come here...

[adroit-eccentricism]

This place got quiet...

[adroit-eccentricism]

  Well, actually, a woman was found… deceased. She was one of the hosts.

I would like to, yes, thank you. -pulls up a chair- It was rather grim, but I feel odd because everyone seems to be out of commission and I just want to read a book. Perhaps I should be doing something more… fitting. What is your take on all this?

I’m Dara, by the way.

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Oh no, that's terrible!

Gosh, was it an accident or something altogether more sinister? I thought it was strangely quiet, normally you'd get all kinds of hungover young people wanting coffee the day after Halloween. -shakes her head and tuts- I honestly couldn't say. It's nice to meet you Dara, dear. I'm Maggie.

[adroit-eccentricism]

This place got quiet...

[adroit-eccentricism]

  I haven’t a clue. Some terrible things happened at a halloween party, I hear, but one would wonder if that is enough to put an entire city out of commission.  I suppose, by the looks of it, yes. Or we may not have been invited to an event. Either, or.

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Oh no what happened? I hope no one was hurt.

Pull up a chair if you like, dear.

[adroit-eccentricism]

This place got quiet...

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Honestly, it's completely empty.

Where is everyone?

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You must be Corbin?

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  -snorts- Sophia.

I was almost killed by a pyromaniac a few months ago, I’ve been a bit jumpy ever since. Hi.

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I'm sorry what?

Well Oliver certainly never breathed a word of that to me! Though he did go very quiet for a while. That son of mine, we're going to have a long talk when he finally shows his face. Oh sweetheart I'm harmless. Were you badly hurt? I'm glad that lovely face of yours wasn't burnt.

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You must be Corbin?

[blaqsheepcorbin]

  That’s what he tells me.

Um, yeah, how did you find out where I work?

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Oh I have my ways and I don't reveal my sources.

Goodness, child, don't look so terrified! Anyone would think I was coming to kill you.

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You must be Corbin?

[blaqsheepcorbin]

  Y-yes, ma’am. I’m Corbin Mikasi.

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So you're the one who's stolen my son's heart?

I was hoping for a proper introduction but my darling son seems to have run for the hills so I decided to track you down myself.

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You must be Corbin?

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what on earth...?

[incongruous-sophism]

  It’ll be a treat if we can catch him.

I absolutely can. You know, it’s nice to hear that from someone other than my parents. Cael got a really bad wrap in his youth, but there’s always been something… special about him. 

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I have so many things I want to find out about the man dating my son. What his favourite meal is for one.

Oh he was always a wonderful child. Reckless and a real trouble magnet but a pleasure to have around. Robert and I were never very fond of his parents, there was just something about them. And when they just disappeared like that... Oliver didn't handle it very well to be honest. When did the two of you meet?

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what on earth...?

[incongruous-sophism]

  I do my best.

A woman after my own heart. I do love coffee and the best place to get it in this city happens to be where Corbin is employed. He is a coffee wizard and if we’re lucky, he might be there. Yes, absolutely. I absolutely approve. 

[maggiedeadman-blog]

Well I would love a chance to see him before Oliver hides him away. Lead the way, my dear!

And while we're there you can tell me all about your honeymoon and what it's like being a Montgomery. I always knew Cael would grow up good, he was one of the good kids you know? Despite his background.

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what on earth...?

[incongruous-sophism]

  Oh don’t you worry, I’ll drag him back here if I need to. 

Oh, Corbin! He’s my best friend, like a big brother, really. He’s tall and kind of tan, curly dark hair, dark eyes, makes the best coffee in the world, really likes tea, spunky, hilarious, a sweetheart, there’s so much to say about him. They’re so cute together; like opposite sides of the same coin. I probably have a picture on my phone… -flips through some images- Yeah, here. This is Corb.

[maggiedeadman-blog]

It sounds like you know how to keep a man in line, Sophia honey I love you already.

Let's get some coffee while we wait for that son of mine to make an appearance. -takes Sophia's phone and inspects the photo- Oh, he's a handsome one alright. Your best friend you say? So he passes your approval then, I'm glad.

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what on earth...?

[incongruous-sophism]

  Oh my goodness, thank you, I’m blushing. -giggles- We’re all pretty good at handling complicated, plus it’s easy enough to fix him not knowing you’re here. I’m sure he’ll be excited to see you!

[maggiedeadman-blog]

If you've got it, flaunt it, and you've definitely got it my dear! Well I'm not sure about that, knowing him he'll probably try and run for the hills, it's part of why I decided to surprise him, so he didn't have time to make up excuses.

So give me the gossip, I'm dying to hear more about this mysterious new man of his!